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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cinemas-act-1985/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cinemas-act-1985/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/13",
  "legislation_title": "Cinemas Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cinemas-act-1985",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate the Cinematograph Acts 1909 to 1982 and certain related enactments, with an amendment to give effect to a recommendation of the Law Commission.\n[27th March 1985]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act ceases to have effect (E.W.) (24.11.2005) by virtue of Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17), s. 201(2), Sch. 6 para. 95 (with ss. 2(3), 15(2), 195, Sch. 8 para. 33); S.I. 2005/3056, art. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "A Table showing the derivation of the provisions of this consolidation Act will be found at the end of the Act. The Table has no official status."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act applied (with modifications) (20.9.2000) by 2000 c. vii, s. 25"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act not in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 27. 06. 1985 see s. 25(2)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/13/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}